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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CamaroDMD, post: 1492878, member: 5233&quot;]I was thinking if might be fun to do an Ike set.&nbsp; Now that I&#039;m through school and starting work next week, I feel that I should start a &quot;coin project.&quot;&nbsp; The way I see it...a smaller set would be a fun project.&nbsp; Plus, with Ike&#039;s even the basic set has a ton of variety.&nbsp; There are business strikes (both silver and clad), proofs (both silver and clad), varieties, Bicentennial dates, and they are a big coin (which is always fun).&nbsp; I just think it would be a fun set.</p><p><br /></p><p>My thought for this set was to do a slabbed set.&nbsp; I know a lot of people don&#039;t like slabbed coins, but I do and I have never assembled a slabbed set (PCGS and NGC only).&nbsp; Obviously, I will scrutinize each coin prior to buying it (like I always do).&nbsp; For the first time, I think I will set a specific grade threshold for the set.&nbsp; My goal is to have a nice looking set when all is said and done but I&#039;m not doing a &quot;registry set.&quot;&nbsp; I want it to be affordable (it&#039;s for fun, not an investment)...but again still nice quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>After doing a little research...I think the following &quot;grade goals&quot; for the set is reasonable and affordable:</p><p><br /></p><p>Clad BU: MS65</p><p>Silver BU: MS67</p><p>Proof: PF69 DCAM</p><p><br /></p><p>From what I have seen, when the business strike clad coins go MS66+ their prices tend to go very high very quickly.&nbsp; I know these are large coins and prone to getting dinged up...but I feel like MS65 is a nice balance of affordability and esthetics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, here is what I define a &quot;complete set&quot; as:</p><p><br /></p><p>1971</p><p>1971-D</p><p>1971-S 40% Silver</p><p>1971-S Proof 40% Silver</p><p><br /></p><p>1972 Type 1</p><p>1972 Type 2</p><p>1972 Type 3</p><p>1972-D</p><p>1972-S 40% Silver</p><p>1972-S Proof 40% Silver</p><p><br /></p><p>1973</p><p>1973-D</p><p>1973-S Proof</p><p>1973-S 40% Silver</p><p>1973-S Proof 40% Silver</p><p><br /></p><p>1974</p><p>1974-D</p><p>1974-S Proof</p><p>1974-S 40% Silver</p><p>1974-S Proof 40% Silver</p><p><br /></p><p>1776-1976 Type 1</p><p>1776-1976 Type 2</p><p>1776-1976-D Type 1</p><p>1776-1976-D Type 2</p><p>1776-1976-S Proof Type 1</p><p>1776-1976-S Proof Type 2</p><p>1776-1976-S 40% Silver</p><p>1776-1976-S Proof 40% Silver</p><p><br /></p><p>1977</p><p>1977-D</p><p>1977-S Proof</p><p><br /></p><p>1978</p><p>1978-D</p><p>1978-S Proof</p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think of this project?</p><p><br /></p><p>For those of you who collect Ike&#039;s, any advice for me?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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